Gervinho

As laughable as Gervinho's performances for Arsenal are, he's actually an important player for Les Elephants.

In international football, he's allowed the time and space to make the decisions that don't come quickly to him, making him a prime creative and scoring threat.

The Ivory Coast have a lot of options on the wings with Max Gradel and Salomon Kalou in the team, but Gervinho started both playoff matches against Senegal and scored in one. He should be a first XI selection.

Yaya Toure

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Yaya Toure is the best player on this Ivory Coast team and his teammates will look to him to force matters in their favour.

With Cheick Tiote and Didier Zokora forming a solid holding midfield pivot, Toure may well be asked to fulfill a more expansive and attacking role for Les Elephants—expect to see his sizable body flying up and down the field at will.

The role Roberto Mancini refines him to with Manchester City is good for the team, but Sabri Lamouchi should unleash the beast.